Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn
Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn is the wife of former Goldman Sachs president turned economic advisor, Gary Cohn.
Lisa’s husband was until recently, the president of the Wall Street firm. His departure from Goldman Sachs means he will receive more than $100 million in stock he accumulated during a 26-year career at the firm.
Born Gary D. Cohn, the Cleveland native didn’t always have it easy. As a child he was diagnosed with dyslexia and by the time he graduated from college he had no job or any interviews lined up. Cohn managed to graduate from high school. He also graduated from American University in 1982.
While working for the home-products division of United States Steel in Cleveland he visited NY city. His interest for financial markets led him to visit the Wall Street and the commodities exchange at Four World Trade Center. While watching he came up with a bold plan.
He waited for a few hours and when he saw the chance he approached a broker who was on his way to the airport. Cohn asked him to share the cab and during the ride he asked him for a job. Within a week he had made it to the floor of the commodities exchange.
He started his career in Goldman’s J. Aron commodities trading division, alongside Blankfein in 1990. During the early 2000s, Cohn’s various roles at Goldman included heading its fixed income currency and commodities trading division and the bank’s securities and equities business. He was named president in 2006.
As for his personal life Gary Cohn has been married to the lovely Lisa Pevaroff for many years. Read below her top ten facts and find out who is Gary’s better half.
1. She has nothing to do with the financial world.
Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn is an artist. She expresses her talent whether through painting, jewelry or collage.
2. She attended design school
Lisa graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1083. Most of her work takes inspiration in the nature.
3. She moved to NY after college
She moved to NY where she worked as a textile designer. She recalls how her artwork shifted from designing in large companies to creating work of a more personal nature.
4. Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn has her own website.
She says on her website she finds herself drawn to landscapes and flowers, the ocean, sunrises and sunsets.
5. Lisa credits her work to her family.
Lisa credits founding her ‘artistic voice’ to her husband and children. Lisa and her husband are the proud parents of three daughters.
You can find her on Twitter here.
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